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NFL tries to reassure teams as TV ratings drop
NFL tries to reassure teams as TV ratings drop
The National Football League has sent a memo to team owners seeking to ease concerns about the ratings decline that has hit football this fall.Through the first four weeks of the season, NFL viewership has declined 11 percent, and among the crucial adults 18-49 demographic that advertisers covet, ratings are down 12 percent."While our partners, like us, would have liked to see higher ratings, they remain confident in the NFL and unconcerned about a long-term issue," the letter from NFL senior executives Brian Rolapp and Howard Katz said, adding that over the last 15 years, ratings viewership has grown 27 percent and that football "continues to be far and away the most powerful programming on television and the best place for brands and advertisers."he league said the large drop in ratings for prime-time games on ESPN, CBS and NBC is likely because of "unprecedented interest in the Presidential election." On Sunday afternoons, the audience for Fox News, CNN and MSNBC has increased as well, and the league believes that is cutting into those games.
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NFL claims ratings drop not related to anthem protests in memo
NFL claims ratings drop not related to anthem protests in memo
When Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest began in late August, one common refrain on social media involved angry viewers promising to tune out the NFL if the protest continued.A little over a month later, NFL ratings are down on TV.But the league claims it has nothing to do with protest actions, according to a memo circulated to all teams and obtained by the Wall Street Journal.
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Weekend ratings predictions: NFL Week 5, MLB Playoffs and more
Weekend ratings predictions: NFL Week 5, MLB Playoffs and more
First, the results of last week's predictions:— CFB regular season, Louisville-Clemson.Prediction: 4.7; final rating: 5.5.Watch This— CFB regular season, Wisconsin-Michigan.
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NFL tells teams anthem protests aren't impacting ratings
NFL tells teams anthem protests aren't impacting ratings
Posted by Mike Florio on October 7, 2016, 1:24 PM EDTRegarding the decline in people watching NFL games on TV, the league's official approach is this: There's nothing to see here.In a memo distributed to the 32 franchises, top executives Brian Rolapp and Howard Katz downplay the 11-percent reduction in ratings through four weeks of the season, with an even sharper decline in prime-time windows."While our partners, like us, would have liked to see higher ratings, they remain confident in the NFL and unconcerned about a long-term issue," Rolapp and Katz write, via the Wall Street Journal.
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